In the Belly of the Earth

Like the story of Jonah
going to the dead
swallowed by the moment
in the belly of the earth

Rising in triumph
on the third day, Glory
shining like the sun
as in the Transfiguration

Christ alive today
just as on the morning of Easter
our Lord Risen
living with us still

October 21, 2010
Matthew 16:21
Matthew 14:13-17:13
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for October 13, 2010,
read October 21, 2010

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